difficulty

難しさ、困難さ

何かを行う、理解する、対処することがどれほど難しいか。

やさしい英語で： How hard something is to do, understand, or deal with.

• I had difficulty opening the door.
• He walked up the stairs with difficulty.
• The game offers three levels of difficulty.

使い方： have difficulty doing something (I have difficulty remembering names.); difficulty in doing something (She reported difficulty in moving her arm.)

反対語： ease

よく使う表現： with difficulty, have difficulty, difficulty level

問題、困難、障害

何かを行ったり目標を達成したりするのを難しくする問題。

やさしい英語で： A problem that makes it harder to do or achieve something.

• We faced an unexpected difficulty.
• The company is having financial difficulties.
• How did you overcome those technical difficulties?

類義語： problem, obstacle, hurdle

よく使う表現： face a difficulty, financial difficulty, technical difficulty

危険、窮地

屋外での危険な状態。特に水中で泳げず、身の安全を保てない状態。

やさしい英語で： A dangerous situation outdoors, especially when someone cannot swim or stay safe in water.

• The swimmer was in difficulty.
• Their boat got into difficulties in rough water.
• Lifeguards rescued two children who were in difficulties.

使い方： be/get into difficulties (The swimmer got into difficulties far from shore.)

類義語： trouble, danger

反対語： safety

よく使う表現： in difficulty, get into difficulty